EncpedUion to the Eastern Canary Islands. 283 



That JEgialitis dubia undoubtedly occurs in the Canary 

 Islands I have proved by shooting a bird in Gran Canaria 

 on January the 19th^ 1910, and the following year two 

 eggs of this species were taken close to Las Palmas 

 {vide Bannerman, Ibis^ 1913, pp. 582-583). 

 A single example was obtained in Fuerteventura. 



.ffigialitis alexandrimis alexandrinus. The Kentish Plover. 



vEgialitis alexandrinus alexandrinus (Linn.) ; Eannermanj 

 Part I. pp. 43, 45, 46, 53, 57, 71. 



The Kentish Plover is by far the most numerous of all 

 the Charadriidae. It was found plentifully on every part of 

 the coast which I visited in Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and 

 Graciosa. It breeds everywhere along the shores, and in 

 Graciosa young birds just able to fly were taken on June 

 the 1st, and freshly laid eggs on June the 6th. 



Nobody interferes with these little birds, and in conse- 

 quence they are exceedingly tame^ a marked difference in 

 this respect existing between them and the passing Waders. 



A small series was obtained from Fuerteventura and 

 Graciosa. 



Bill black ; iris dark hazel ; feet brown ; legs greenish- 

 grey to slate-colour. 



The two eggs obtained on June the 1st on Graciosa were 

 similar in colour to the ground upon which they were laid : — 

 Ground-colour pinkish buff^ spotted and scrawled with deep 

 black markings, and underlying spots of lavender-grey. 

 They measured 34 x 24 and 33 x 23 5 mm. 



Squatarola squatarola. The Grey Plover, 



Squatarola squatarola (Linn.); Bannerman^ Part I. pp. 46, 

 63, 71. 



The Grey Plover was first seen at Toston (Fuerteventura), 

 where a pair of birds in beautiful breeding plumage fre- 

 quented the reefs for some days. 



In Lanzarote 1 did not meet with any, but in this island 

 a very short time was spent in the vicinity of the coast. 

 The only other occasion on which I came upon the Grey 



